Search of Supervisor Sheila Kuehl’s Home

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigators served multiple search warrants Wednesday — including at the home and office of county Supervisor Sheila Kuehl — in connection with a public-corruption probe involving contracts awarded by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to a nonprofit group run by a close friend of Kuehl. Kuehl denied any wrongdoing and blasted […]

Lancaster High School Searched After Report of Person with Gun

An ultimately unfounded report of a person with a gun at Lancaster High School prompted a lockdown and search of the campus Wednesday at roughly the same time similar bogus reports were made to at least two other California high schools. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded to Lancaster High School at 32nd Street West […]

LA Council Backs Bills Preserving Santa Monica, San Gabriel Areas

The Los Angeles City Council signaled its support Wednesday for two conservation bills pending in Congress that would help preserve areas in the Santa Monica Mountains and San Gabriel National Recreation Area. The Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act would expand the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area by about 191,000 […]

Trial Delayed for Rapper Tory Lanez

A judge Wednesday agreed to the defense’s request — over the prosecution’s objection — to postpone the trial of rapper Tory Lanez, who is accused of shooting at fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s feet in the Hollywood Hills. Superior Court Judge David Herriford set Nov. 28 as the new trial date, noting that it could […]

15-Year-Old Girl Dies from Drug Overdose at Bernstein High School

A 15-year-old girl died from an apparent fentanyl overdose in the bathroom of a Hollywood high school, and three other students were recovering in hospitals Wednesday after apparently ingesting the drug purchased in a nearby park. According to police and Los Angeles Unified School District officials, the situation unfolded around 8 p.m. Tuesday, when a […]

Ex-Huntington Beach Police Officer Avoids Jail for Prank

A former Huntington Beach police officer accused of harassing a co-worker who was dating the defendant’s ex-girlfriend has been allowed to enroll in a diversion program that allows defendants to avoid jail time. Steven Tennant, 33, was granted a motion to enroll in the misdemeanor diversion program last Thursday, according to court records. As part […]

Woman Who Directed Sucker Punch at Youth Sports Game Granted Diversion

The mother of a teenage girl who sucker-punched an opposing player in the head during a youth basketball game in Garden Grove — an attack she directed, and that went viral via cellphone video — was allowed Wednesday to be placed in a new program that allows defendants to avoid jail time. As part of […]

Man Convicted of Two Murders; Jury Deadlocks on Two Other Killings

Jurors Wednesday convicted a man of murdering his on-again, off-again girlfriend in East Los Angeles and a man in Whittier in crimes that occurred just over a decade apart, but they deadlocked on murder charges involving the killings of two other men. The eight-woman, four-man panel found Jose “Joe” Luis Saenz, 47, guilty of first-degree […]

Looming Rail Strike Could Impact Southern California Commuters, Ports

Metrolink and Amtrak are bracing for potential large-scale disruptions in service because of a potential nationwide rail strike that could begin as soon as midnight Friday, which would force commuters who rely on trains across Southern California to seek alternative modes of transit. Several unions representing tens of thousands of rail workers are at an […]

Four Men Injured in Skid Row Shooting

Four men were injured in a shooting in downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row area Wednesday, and an investigation was underway. The shooting was reported just before 2 p.m. in the area of East Fifth Street and San Julian Street, Officer Rosario Cervantes of the Los Angeles Police Department told City News Service. Four men “in […]

LA Strike Force Team Targets Pandemic Relief Fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice Wednesday announced the establishment of a strike force team in Los Angeles created to fight and prevent coronavirus-related fraud. The Los Angeles strike force team — a joint effort with authorities in Sacramento — is comprised of federal prosecutors and agents from the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, Homeland Security […]